The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-11
Washington County.


ing house ana was standing IN CHAIR. she |
started to step down and fell, striking her |
head on the stove-leg, cutting severe cash.
She remained unconscious for some time, |
and does not seem to gain in strength any.
- Rev. A. B. TruaX preached at the |
Methodist church last Sunday afternoon.
30. b. Boyce, Esq, started Monday
for Philadelphia to attend the session of the
supreme lodge, Knights of Honor. -
The Methodist society is repairing the par
sonage. - Mrs. S. II. Nye and Albert
French are on the sick list. - II. o.
Worthen, NJ. D., is able to- be out once more
and is looking after his patients.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
The lyceum was held last Friday evening,
with the following programme: Piano solo,
Miss Wellington. Topic, Miss Fisher.
Debate, ResolUed, That the pleasures of hope
are greater than the pleasures of memory;
Affirmative, Misses Wellington and Soules;
negative, Misses Browne and Stafford. The
question was decided by the board in favor
of the Affirmative. Recitation, Mr.. Collins.
Song, Mary Foster. Paper, Misses Currier
and Lane. - Rev. j. Edward Wright of
Montpelier visited us Monday of last week.
60 Nettie Gale will be at the Seminary
the remainder of the term. - Mr.. Whit
temore is taking frequent outdoor excur-
sions with his classes in botany and trigo-
nometry. - The closing exhibition of
the class in gymnastics will take place in
Goddard chapel Thursday evening at half
past seven.
Berlin.
THE Mirror Lake creamery is about start
ing. 1t is only waiting for a butter-maker.
- Two rare plants in Berlin on Arbor
day-a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Hall: also one to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ar
buckle. - Frank Barney is feeling quite
proud of boy two or three weeks old.
- Fred Warren, who is in business in
Buffalo, n. Y, is at home on visit. -
The young folks are getting up parties to go
to Montpelier to attend the meetings of DR.
Pentecost. - There will be an auction
of personal property at the residence of the
late Bradford Nye Monday, the 18th. Mrs.
Nye will 90 to Connecticut to reside with
her children.
Calais.
The Calais and Woodbury. cornet band
has not gone to pieces, as some predicted,
but has a live membership of sixteen men,
bers, who have met once or twice a week
under the leadership of Will White. This
! band numbered at one time thirty-siX mem
! bers, scattered over sparsely settled coun-
! try, making it difficult to meet often, and
its real weakness lay in its large numbers
| Now it has got down to working size, or less
! than half what it has been - G. V. Kent
has lost three colts this spring, one of them
a Ben Franklin, out of blooded mare, who
is also quite liable to die. - Miss Josie
| Tabor teaches the school in district No. IL
| V. y. ~
Watson is selling buggies, top and open
- The yield of sugar this year has beer
less than usual. - Arbor day was moi
observed in this town much If any. -
Call and see Charles Kent's yearold Ber
Franklin. 1t will pay you for the trouble
East Calais.
THE ladies of the Social Circle are having
the inside of the church painted anC
papered, and on Saturday next they are tc
make I" bee" " and do the necessary clean
ing, to which all who are able and willing
to WELD scrubbing-brush are invited
This invitation is extended to the masculin,
portion of the community as well as tn,
feminine. - William Ainsworth ha
moved from Fays tenement into j. n
Bliss old house, and Ed White is to occup.
the rooms vacated. - Alfred Wheee
of North Calais has taken Orlando lie
Baron's farm to carry on, and moved there
last week. - Woodbury. may think tha
Calais has made another good trade, a
through the efforts of E. r. George she ha
got the Gilbert family away from the forme
town. Joe is located at present in the base
ment of Georges harness-shop. - TIL
schools in No. 6 and No. began last Mon
day, Mary Dwinell teaching in the forme
and Lila Pray of Woodbury. in the latte
district. - George Drew has abandone'
his cheese-making scheme for the summe
and sold his surplus stock at auction las
Saturday. Mrs. e. l.. Wilbur ha
opened her millinery rooms for the summe
at A. ID. Pearce's.
Fayston.
YOUR Fayston correspondent of last wee
was misinformed in regard to the speca
) school meeting of district No O. 1t was ne
the " heavy taxpayers that voted fC
} building a new school-house. 1t is safe
say that two-thirds of the grand list belong
to those of the negative, and the majorit
of those who voted for it were two-dola
= men. Neither did our friend of nearl
seventy years offer fifty dollars in excess {
his tax. A number of those who vote
S against building at that meeting are willin
: to help build a new house, but the troubl
$ seems to be where it will be located, as I'll
J, present site is very poor location. I'll
9 affirmative argument was, Vote to build
J house and then we will talk about where
. shall be put which the other party did NJ
think very wise way of doing business.
Marshfield.
QUITE a singular circumstance occurre
I recently at Joseph Smiths place. NJ
o Smith had a goose that hatched out or
: gosling and would not own it. Mrs. Smit
a put the gosling in pen alone to care Il
n it, but an old cat, who had two kitten
!. was too smart for her and carried the lol
n orphan to her home in a box with her Xxi
! tens, and is as fond of it as any mother is
i her own offspring. The gosling was carrie
I
b cat was in great haste to follow close h
i hind, and very soon brought it back. 1t WI
l. then taken out and put down on the t1oo
II when the cat got out of the box, and, leavir
;, her kittens, laid down beside the go
d ling contentedly. William Kicker
o Woodsville, n. H., was in town last wee
n buying cattle. == Guy Shepard and wi
IS of Enosburgh are in town visiting friend
n 5= Jonathan Folsom has exchanged h
d house and lot with Charles Winch for h
II farm. - The case of the Town as, l.,
IS Gilman was tried Saturday. The liste
n found that Mr.. Gilman had more proper
It than he gave in, and they doubled his lis
n The town authority sustained the lister
1t o. l.. Hoyt for Gilman; j. p. Lamson f
? the town. - Harry Morse has sold h
l. horse to Samuel Meader of East Hardwic
r - Warren Fifeld had a horse die he
& last week with heart trouble. - e.
r Snow has been appointed town grand jurc
g - The ladies of the Woman's Christii
Il Temperance Union met with Mrs. Eli Edst
e Friday afternoon. the 9th instant. The fC
2, lowing ladies were elected delegates TO q
Is county convention to be held in Barre I'll
:, month: Mrs, T.. b. Dwnell, Mrs. Eli Edso
ii Mrs. j. E. Eddy, Mrs. Evans McCrillis al
s. Mrs. j. b, Pike. - Ira II. Edison W
n elected leader of the band, A. +, Lambert'
Y, second leader and q. A. Bemis secreta
and treasurer. They will give promena
rs concert at Hotel hall next Saturday ngl
b. - The schools have commenced, wi
l. the following teachers; Lille and jess
(. Dow in the village school and Miss Atkr
J. Miss Clara Woodard, Miss Tibbits and Mi
Of Smith in the other districts. - Blu
N Shepard was at home last week on the sit